Heavy traffic is building around Billericay High Street after reports of a fire in the town centre.

Asingle fire engine has been spotted in High Street, Billericay, shortly after 8am on Friday (December 15), attending to an incident near the Waitrose in town.

The first reports of an incident were first seen on social media earlier this morning when a Facebook user posted: "Building fire in Billericay High St, one road shut off so traffic is going to be bad".

A staff member at a nearby business told Essex Live: "I heard about it and expected the traffic to be terrible. There is only one fire engine outside Waitrose."